RESEARCH ARTICLE


Novel Antimicrobial Polyelectrolytes Nanofilm Coatings Using the Layer By Layer Technique



Mazen Khaled1, *, Basel Abu-Sharkh2, Amjad Khalil3, Abdallah Manda1, Esam Amr2
1 Department of Chemistry King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Chemical Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Physics, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2008
Volume: 1
First Page: 1
Last Page: 4
Publisher Id: TONMJ-1-1
DOI: 10.2174/1875933500801010001

Article History:

Received Date: 26/08/2008
Revision Received Date: 08/10/2008
Acceptance Date: 09/10/2008
Electronic publication date: 26/11/2008
Collection year: 2008

© 2008 Mazen Khaled et al.

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; Tel: 0096638602454; Fax: 0096638604277; E-mail: mkhaled@kfupm.edu.sa


Abstract

A novel method using the layer by layer (LBL) technique was investigated to deposit polyelectrolytes with antibacterial properties. A glass substrate was coated by a cationic biguanide followed by the anionic polystyrene sulfonate until a total of twenty layers were deposited. The layers thickness was measured by ellipsometry and the surface morphology was scanned by an atomic force microscope. The layers thickness reached 60nm. The coated and uncoated glass was immersed into tubes containing a nutrient broth media inoculated with Proteus sp., (a gram negative , rod, glucose fermenting bacteria) in a concentration of (~105 cells/mL) and incubated at 37°C for 24 hours. The SEM (Scanning Electron Microscope) micrographs showed a significant reduction in the settlement of Proteus sp. Colonies on the glass coated with polyelectrolytes.